The Mexican social unconscious—part II: Politics and group analysis

Abstract

The origins of the Mexican people and their impact on their social unconscious have been presented in the first part of this article. This second part starts with a discussion of the unavoidable need to include the political dimension in any group-analytic theory and enquiry. It then sketches the socio-political evolution of the country up to the present and its impact on the collective mood and relations among individuals and groups.

Keywords

collective trauma communication group analysis history Mexico politics social unconscious social networks

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